ARCHIVE - 2019 Mask of the Week Challenge!

[eshoe]

Hello lovely masking mavens! Please continue posting on the Q4 Thread which can be found here:

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https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/2019-Q4-Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge/m-p/4995162/highl...

Many thanks to the wonderful @Aaliaa for beginning this thread and excited you are here. 

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Each week features a different theme, as well as a letter of the alphabet for coming up with new masking ideas. Feel free to post as frequently or infrequently as you would like, with or without following the challenge; they are guidelines and just something we do for fun. We love hearing about every masking experience, and suggestions are always welcomed!

Please include the brand and name of the mask you are trying out, as well as a photo if possible. Any other details are greatly appreciated, including scent, if it's an exfoliating mask (include acid info if known), your overall experience, and whether or not you would repurchase. Don't forget to include a grade (thanks to @ShortErica for the idea) to help others along the way.

Most importantly, have fun and merry masking!

https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/Mask-of-the-Week-Challenge/td-p/3615125 

Mask Hacks - Here are a few to get started thanks to our lovely BIC-ers, a big thank you for these fabulous ideas!

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Trim off long chin and add to forehead for sheet masks	itsfi
Squeeze tube lip balms (like Bite) into pans and place in magnetic palette	sonnydee
Layer lip sleeping mask (such as Laneige) over regular balm	cianni
Derma plane prior to a peel-off mask to ease the pain of removal	heartsmyface
Warm water helps remove clay masks quicker than cold	cianni
Lay sheet masks flat prior to use so the serum is more evenly distributed	eshoe
Remove clay/difficult masks in the shower to keep towel clean and removal easy	itsfi/BIC
Use an HA serum prior to trying a mask with alcohol high on the ingredients list	keana1
Use a Makeup Eraser to remove wash-off masks	lmaster
With a detox mask, apply a thicker layer where pores are	Ather
Use a resurfacing exfoliating spray (such as Kate Somerville’s Liquid ExfoliKate) before a detox mask to better clear out your pores	Miamia27
Re-use a large sample jar for a blank sheet mask pellet and fill it with essence/toner	Itsfi
Use a nail clippers to trip a mask if scissors are not on hand	ShortErica

Female-owned companies, for reference:

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Amika (Co-Founder Vita Rayhkman)
Annie’s Way (Annie Wu)
Beauty Pie (Founder Marcia Kilgore)
Biobelle (4 sisters)
Bite Beauty (Founder Susanne Langmuir)
bkr (Co-Founders Kate Cutler and Tal Winter)
bliss Spa/bliss Skincare (Founder Marcia Kilgore)
Briogeo (Nancy Twine)
By Terry (Terry De Gunzberg)
Captain Blankenship
Drunk Elephant (Tiffany Masterson) 

Esker (Shannon Davenport)
Glossier (Emily Weiss) 
Glow Recipe/Sweet Chef (Sarah Lee & Christine Chang)
Herbivore (partners Julia Wills and Alexander Kummerow)
Honest Beauty (Jessica Alba)
Indie Lee
Josie Maran
Jane Iredale
Juice Beauty (Karen Behnke)
June Jacobs
Kate Somerville
Kora Organics (Miranda Kerr)

Dr. Loretta

NuFace (Carol Cole)
Odacite (Valerie Grandury)
Omorovicza (husband and wife Stephen and Margaret de Heinrich de Omorovicza)
Ouai (Jen Atkin)
Pacifica Beauty (Brook Harvey-Taylor and husband Billy Taylor)
Pai (Sarah Brown)
Peach & Lily/Peach Slices (Alicia Yoon)
Pixi (Petra Strand)
Purlisse (Jennifer Yen)
Rael (Yanghee Paik)
Sand & Sky (twin sisters Emily and Sarah Hamilton)
Saint Jane (Casey Georgsson)
Sara Happ
Skin Laundry (Yen Reis)
Soap & Glory (Founder Marcia Kilgore)
Soko Glam (husband and wife Charlotte and David Cho)
Sol de Janeiro (Heela Yang, Co-Founder)
Summer Fridays (Founders Marianna Hewitt and Lauren Gores Ireland)

Jill Stuart
tarte (Maureen Kelly)
Tata Harper
Tatcha (Vicky Tsai)

Charlotte Tillbury

Wander Beauty (Co-Founders Divya Gugnani and Lindsay Ellingson)
Joanna Vargas
Yadah Cosmetics (Founder and CEO Anna Kang)

2019 Mask of the Week Challenge Schedule

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WEEK     LETTER       THEME

Jul 1 - 7          A           Hydrating Masks to get over the dehydration of Air-Conditioning! Meetup: Crème Shop -My Melody Softer than Cookies -  Saturday July 6th. Thank you @lmaster!  

Jul 8 - 14        B           Masking Hacks - share your masking secrets that make your life easier and your skin happy 

Jul 15 - 21      C           Lip, Hand or Foot Masks to help that summer skin 

Jul 22 - 28      D          ’Weird Mask' Bubbling, Peeling, Colour changing other worldly wonders! 

Jul 29 - Aug 4 E           Multi-Masking How many masks can you use at one time or in One Day?? 

Aug 5 - 11       F           Blind Pick Your Mask - Let's make it fun to use the masks in our stash! Meetup: Biobelle #Peachy mask Saturday 8/10

Aug 12 - 18     G           Sheet Mask Focus - from cotton to cupra, coconut gel to bio cellulose, what are your favorites and why? Meetup: Biobelle Pineapple mask Saturday 8/17
Aug 19 - 25     H           Drugstore & Grocery Brands Week 

Aug 26 - Sep 1 I           Favourites Week - Your go to miracle in a mask 

Sep 2 - 8          J          Rainbow Week - Bring out the colorful masks in every hue Thanks to @Sonnydee

Sep 9 - 15       K           Autumn Masks - Fall goodness in a mask 

Sep 16 - 22     L           When you are getting GLAM for a night out and want that  Glow Meetup: Lookatme Watermelon Saturday 9/21 thanks to @GalPalVal17 and @ShortErica! 
Sep 23 - 29     M          BIC Made you do it! Masks recommended/inspired by other BIC members 

Sep 30 - Oct 6 N          Sephora Collections Week - House Brand Goodness 

Oct 7 - 13        O           French Pharmacy Week 

Oct 14 - 20      P           Ends of the Earth - masks that use ingredients from or are made in far away places 

Oct 21 - 27      Q          Overnight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar 

Oct 28 - Nov 3 R          Duel Week V2.0 & Mask Meetup thank you @mrsmouse for suggesting the Wish Formula Bat Eye Mask!

Nov 4 - 10        S          Forgotten Wonders - Shop your stash for an unloved mask 

Nov 11 - 17      T          Gross/Odd/Unusual Ingredients - Spirulina, donkey milk, bee venom, snail mucous - what masks have you used that have strange ingredients? 

Nov 18 - 24      U          Flash Masks - masks that do doubly duty in half the time 

Nov 25 - Dec 1 V          Morning Masking - Masks that help give a pep to your step 

Dec 2 - 8          W          Asian skincare Brand - Visit old cultures and their ways 

Dec 9 - 15        X           Sample Dive - I know we have them! 

Dec 16 - 22      Y           Holiday Party Prep Mask 

Dec 23 - 31       Z          Masks you discovered in 2019

First Half of 2019:

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Jan 1 - 6     A    Masks you discovered in 2018 - What new loves did you discover last year?
Jan 7 - 13    B   Favourite Mask of the “Masking Week Challenge 2018” 
Jan 14 - 20  C   Favourite Mask in your regular routine - What do you buy in bulk, so you always have it on hand in case of masking emergency?@itsfi
Jan 21 - 27  D   Clean Week - Masks that give your skin a boost without the guilt

 Jan 28 - Feb 3 E  Lip, Hand or Foot Masks to help that winter skin
Feb 4 - 10    F     Vitamins Week - masks that nourish your skin with vitamins and minerals@Kim888
Feb 11 - 17  G     Special Occasion Masks - the mask(s) you use to pamper yourself@itsfi
Feb 18 - 24  H     Gross Masks - whether it's the scent or results, share the details please!@Aaliaa
Feb 25 - Mar 3 I   Spring Flowers - floral ingredients or scents that add a spring to your step
Mar 4 - 10    J      Female Owned Brands - In honour of Women's Day March 8th
Mar 11 - 17  K      Favourites Week - Your go to miracle in a mask
Mar 18 - 24   L     Sample that made you buy the FS - You tried it, and decided to buy it!@itsfi
Mar 25 - 31  M     Favourite Smelling Masks - Watermelon, Kale, Spa??
Apr 1 - 7       N     BIC Made you do it! Masks recommended/inspired by other BIC members
Apr 8 - 14     O     The Oozoo Week - share your Oozoo and Neogen loves!

Meetup: The OOZOO Capsule Rose Petal -  Saturday April 13th. @Shosh85
Apr 15 - 21    P     Luxe it Up or a Pretty on a Penny - the $ and the $$$$ of Masks
Apr 22 - 28    Q     Sample Dive - I know we have them!
Apr 29 - May 5  R  Sephora’s ‘Best Selling’ Masks Meetup: Sephora Collection Honey Face Mask -  Saturday May 4th. Thank you @missjeanie!  May 6 - 12      S     Overnight Masks - Sleeping miracles in a jar
May 13 - 19    T     Summer Masks to refresh and sooth during sunny months May 20 - 26    U     Fruits & Veggies Week - masks that use natural goodness to nourish your skin@Keana1
May 27 - Jun 2  V   Guess this Mask - using only a pic or description, see if you can stump fellow BIC masking mavens. Meetup: Bawdy Butt Mask- Your pick Saturday June 1. Thank you @faeriegirl! Meetup: Mediheal Vita Lightbeam Essential Mask EX Wednesday 5/29 thanks to @ShortErica & @Shosh85  
Jun 3 - 9         W     DIY Mask - Skincare meets Chemistry. Meetup: Bawdy Butt Mask 2.0
Jun 10 - 16      X     Morning Masking - Masks that help give a pep to your step Meetup: Bawdy Butt Mask 3.0
Jun 17 - 23      Y     Masks you've discovered so far in 2019. Meetup: Yadah All Day Mask Pack - Your pick Saturday June 22. Thank you @ShortErica!           Meet up: Bawdy Butt Mask 4.0 - The Finale 
Jun 24 - 30      Z      Masking Duel - Dare to compare 2 (or more!) masks in one session

Masking Surveys Thread: Curious about others' masking habits? Join the fun w/ @ShortErica: 

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https://community.sephora.com/t5/Skincare-Aware/2019-Masking-Surveys/m-p/4857667

Next Mask Meetup Info: Crème Shop - thanks to @GalPalVal17 date and mask TBD in October ALSO just added: Halloween Wish Formula Bat Mask Meetup thanks to @mrsmouse !  

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We have scheduled monthly meetups as well as impromptu sessions because you cannot compare masks only once a month :D. Please check the 2019 Schedule to see what meetups are coming up next. If you have an idea for a week’s Meetup or a particular month, tag me so I can add it to the schedule.

April: The Oozoo Rose Capsule, April 13th
May: Sephora Collection Mask - Honey Mask, May 4th (Thank you @missjeanie!) 
June: Bawdy Butt Mask Month. Let's try all four masks, one a Saturday (Thank you @faeriegirl!) On the 22nd we will also be trying out a Yadah mask - your pick, thanks to @ShortErica. 
July: @lmaster suggested a Crème Shop Sanrio Mask for our July 6th meetup, and you all voted for the My Melody Softer Than Cookies.

August: Biobelle Tutti Frutti Collection - the Peach is on deck for our mid-summer masking! Join us Saturday August 10th to compare notes on this mask. Then Saturday August 17th we will be comparing the Biobelle Pineapple mask. Thank you @lmaster, @Shosh85 & @PrettyPaint for suggesting Biobelle!
September: @ShortErica and @GalPalVal17 are interested in everyone's thoughts on the Lookatme Watermelon Face Mask. Join us Saturday, September 21st for the fun!
October: @GalPalVal17 suggested a Crème Shop Mask, will update with more info. ALSO: October 31st join us for the Wish Formula Bat Eye Mask thanks to @mrsmouse!

[lmaster]

@itsfi it's definitely still a mystery to me 😅 I'm wearing a headband to cover it up so I don't get makeup in it uughhh

[ShortErica]

Thanks for the picture @lmaster - it speaks volumes about that mask. The part that had the mask touching it looks so much better.

[lmaster]

@ShortErica I was thrilled to see how clean this mask made it! Proved to me it definitely pulls out toxins

[eshoe]

Oh @lmaster that cut looks awful! 😱 I wonder if you scratched yourself with your nail in your 😴...that mask sure amended things well, though, thank goodness. I hope it heals quickly!

[lmaster]

@eshoe I sure don't know, but apparently I didn't even wake up when it happened! It hurts tho,,,uughhhh 

[sonnydee]

Oh K! for "K" week, last night. It was a gift from the incredible @itsfi #24 in her advent calendar. (Green clean was from Fri night- I knew I was forgetting something when I posted the pic of Friday's mask. I had on a full face so needed to pull out the big gun😍) I'm not sure what all this was supposed to do but I woke up with a fantastic feeling face 🤗 even skipping my night moisturizer. Its a 2 piece hydrogel mask with a few pieces of ground coffee on it. It had a subtle coffee scent to it, which not being a coffee drinker I appreciated-i know I'm weird. The fit on this was fantastic & I'm really tempted to cut all my masks in half for now on! it was just a lil too long on the nose, but I'll take that over the usual long in the chin anyday! I left it on for the full 30 it wanted & when I took it off my face was still saturated with serum. It absorbed pretty fast but was still slightly tacky. I could've went in with my night moisturizer but didnt feel like getting back out of bed🤷‍♀️ but overall a great masking experience & a A grade mask. Thank you @itsfi!

[missjeanie]

@sonnydeeI believe I've seen the OhK! masks at my drug store.  I'll have to keep an eye out!  Thanks for the great review!

[Shosh85]

@sonnydee Love the Green Clean! I got it in a sub and will probably purchase more when I'm done!

  The Coffee mask sounds so good! I love coffee/caffeine masks! Happy to hear you enjoyed it – will definitely have to look for this one! 🤗☕️

[lmaster]

@sonnydee coffee Bean mask ooh yes please!

[eshoe]

Ooooh now that coffee scented mask sounds like one I need in my life @sonnydee 🤩 would be fun to do a duel with the Crème Shop one & compare notes. Coffee Eye Gels would be great, too!

[itsfi]

Yaaaay!! 🙌🏼 So happy that the Oh! K coffee mask was a hit @sonnydee! 🥰😃 Oh my goodness, that is a fantastic hack - cut one piece sheet mask in half for a better fit! That is brilliant, sonnydee! 👍🏼

[IndyQT317]

Hey mask loves! Headed home and wanted to mask while traveling. I'm a day early with my favorites, but still wanted to share. Here are my Sephora favorites. I also have on Bite's agave lip mask too as it is my all time favorite as well. It moisturizes and has a long wear time. I can apply at night and it's still going strong when I wake up. It has sheer color tint and helps with the lines in my lips, A+. Sephora Pearl sheet mask never disappoints. Has the right amount of serum and doesn't overly dry during the waiting time, A. The Grape Eye mask has given me gradual success. I have used exclusively since my earlier posts. I see improvements in the texture, but I need to step up usage to have an opinion on toning. Right now I use biweekly. I plan to use twice a week for the next 3 weeks. For now, I would give the mask B.

[missjeanie]

I'm looking forward to hearing how the eye mask works out with steady use.  I always wonder weather they have a long term benefit @IndyQT317 

[Shosh85]

@IndyQT317 Great masking duo! That's pretty awesome you're using the eye masks regularly! I'll definitely be interested in hearing your progress/results! 👍

[lmaster]

cute pic! love your nails btw @IndyQT317 safe travels

[eshoe]

These masks are getting a lot of love this week, @IndyQT317! 💗 that Pearl one, might be my favorite of the face masks😊

[itsfi]

The Sephora Collection pearl face mask is wonderful @IndyQT317! 💗 Love that one! I’m interested in hearing your thoughts on the results from the grape eye 🍇 after continual and consistent use. Will keep on watch for that post. 

[IndyQT317]

Yep, I'll continue to make check-ins for sure on my progress @itsfi

[cianni]

@IndyQT317 looks like some solid masking! I love to hear about experiences with long term use (mainly because I never stick with one mask long enough to see results that take several weeks to start seeing)

[IndyQT317]

I hear you @cianni. I hardly ever see progress on my eye masks so I was close to nix purchasing going forward. This experiment will help me make a final decision.

[cianni]

More masking miracles for this weeks theme! These are all Sephora Collection products, which I’ve seen a lot of for these weeks theme! There may be more effective products on the market (although I have great and consistent results with these), but for the price, there’s not a lot that can compete! I did a multi-mask with the Sephora Collection Clay masks (samples pictured). I use the green clay on my oily areas, and the pink clay on the rest of my face. And to round out my SC night, I used the Sephora Collection Coconut Hair Sleeping Mask.

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For both clay masks - the regular packaging is great for multitasking because it’s resealable. I also find a little goes a long way, and I get way more than the stated 4 uses out of one package. I love how they don’t dry down completely, and don’t have that cracked tight feeling that some clay masks have. The consistency is also incredibly smooth, and it glides onto the face easily. The instructions stated to leave the mask on for 15 minutes. I was doing some laundry at the same time and left the masks on for almost 25. They didn’t dry down fully when with the additional time. These masks are easy to rinse off, provided you use warm water. Colder water did absolutely nothing LOL. When it makes contact with warm water, the clay turns to the consistency of a cream and comes off nicely. The only downside is that these have fragrance, and I noticed it the entire time. I wasn’t too bothered, but it did have a floral type of smell that I thought was a little unnecessary.

Pink clay - this is designed to unify and brighten the skin. I’m not exactly sure what unifying means, but I’m assuming it’s meant to say that it’ll even out your skin tone? Anyways, I did find when I washed it off that my skin did feel much fresher and brighter. Unlike other clay masks, my skin did feel hydrated after which I like a lot. My skin is still very soft and still feels brighter than usual, just over 12 hours later. A for the pink clay!

Green clay - this one is to purify and minimize pores. It does have an exfoliant in it, so if your skin is feeling particularly sensitive, I’d recommend the grey clay one instead (which I also love and is for mattifying and balancing oil, but doesn’t have physical exfoliants). That being said - it’s a mask so once it’s applied, the physical exfoliant really didn’t have any impact? My skin feels very soft after using this, and my pores are a little less noticeable. The main benefit is that my pores feel less congested. I would prefer this one to not have the exfoliant texture because I feel it’s an unnecessary potential irritant, but I didn’t notice it when it was on.

Coconut hair mask - I love these!!! Sometimes if I know I’m not going anywhere during the day on a lazy weekend, I’ll do it in the morning and rinse it out at night (so it’s still on for 8-10 hours). I slept with this last night and then rushed off to a hot yoga class and washed it out after. The smell isn’t super coconutty to me, but it does smell tropical. The consistency is a nice lotion. I used an entire package and that was enough to cover all of my medium length hair generously. The cap is adorable and worked well. I’m always nervous that I’ll ruin my pillowcases or sheets with sleeping masks, but I have no problem with this one. I have a lot of fine hair, so I do find when I sleep with it, that my hair gets tangly the next morning and it’s kind of a pain to wash it out, but that’s also because overnight it turns my hair into a crazy lions mane somehow (for reference - the clay masking pic was my hair before I applied the hair mask last night, and the photo of just my hair was this morning LOL). I find my hair does feel like it has a thick filmy residue on it, so I unfortunately will never be one of the lucky ladies who can use leave in conditioners or hair masks. I never liked hair masks to be honest, but on a more personal note, about a year ago I got out of a very long term relationship, and I’ve finally been ready to start dating again, so my hair has been through more heat styling tools in the last month and a half than the last 2 years combined 😂 so this SC masks have been a godsend for reparation. The coconut one is my go to because it’s for nourishment and reparation of the hair fibres, but next up I may pick up some Shea ones which are for preventing split ends and breakage. A+++

You can feel how filmy and crunchy it is even through a photo LOL